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The Government has paid out $350,000 in scholarships to 25 students studying subjects ranging from accountancy to marine science.
The awards, valued at up to $10,000 a year for four years, went to 23 students at university overseas and two undergradu...
DATE: Jul 27, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Parents are grooming their own children to join gangs so family members can retain positions of power within Bermuda’s crime structure.
The shocking revelation was discussed during a community event entitled Drugs, Gangs and Corner Boys. Is my Child...
DATE: Jul 26, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Barbers have returned to the list of open job categories in the latest update to extend a moratorium on new work permits for certain types of employment.
A spokesman for the Ministry of Economy and Labour said that the change was made because barbers...
DATE: Jul 26, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
An agreement in which the United States would assist Bermuda directly in the event of a security threat is “unique”, according to the US Consul-General.
And talks about how the US would be able to help could include tabletop scenario exercises, Kare...
DATE: Jul 26, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The Elliot School Alumni Association has given educational awards to seven recipients.
A ceremony was held at the Christ Anglican Church in Devonshire last Thursday.
This year's recipients were presented with their scholarships by trustee Leon Simm...
DATE: Jul 26, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
An appeal has been made for the public to help a “warrior” dog and her five puppies that were rescued by an animal charity over the weekend.
The Bermuda Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals said in a post on its Facebook page that the tea...
DATE: Jul 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The Government celebrated dozens of students who have been awarded scholarships to help to further their education as the September school year approaches.
Diallo Rabain, the Minister of Education, said he was proud to see the amount given to student...
DATE: Jul 22, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Gang violence has increased dramatically in the past ten years despite the best efforts of law enforcement agencies, according to the Commissioner of Police.
Darrin Simons said that the problem will never be resolved by policing alone, and that other...
DATE: Jul 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
For the first time in its 128-year-old history, Bermuda High School for Girls has appointed a woman of colour to be its next Head of School.
Carol Swainson, an American whose grandfather and uncle were from St George’s, will be tasked with leading t...
DATE: Jul 20, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Forty-four registered charities will share $290,000 in grants from the Bermuda Community Foundation, the organisation announced today.
The donations are from the foundation’s Bermuda Community Fund, a permanent fund set up to support the non-profit s...
DATE: Jul 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
News Staff